赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第43期:使用道路地图

 　　Using a Road Map

　　使用道路地图

　　After filling up with gas at the gas station, Kathy and Evan continue their drive from the Netherlands into Germany.

　　在加油站加满汽油后，凯西和艾凡继续从荷兰开车进入德国。

　　E:Did I get back on the main road? This doesn't look like a highway.

　　艾凡：我有没有把车开回主要道路上？这条道路看起来不太像是一条高速公路。

　　K:Uh-oh. Are we lost?

　　凯西：糟了。我们迷路了吗？

　　E:I don't know. Take the map of the Netherlands out of the glove compartment¹, and we'll take a look. I'll pull over here.

　　艾凡：我不知道。从前面的杂物柜中拿出荷兰的地图来看看吧。我把车停到路边。

　　K:Sure. Here.

　　凯西：好啊。挪，地图在这儿。

　　E:Let's see. We just passed this town here and we're heading east.

　　艾凡：我看看。我们刚刚经过这个城镇，现在正往东行驶。

　　K:How do you know that?

　　凯西：你怎么知道我们往东呢？

　　E:By the sun.

　　艾凡：根据太阳来判断。

　　K:Aw, come on. You can't really tell directions from the sun, can you?

　　凯西：噢，得了吧。你没办法完全靠太阳来判别方向吧，是不是？

　　E:And the time. So, if we go a little further down this road, we can hook² up with the main highway going east into Germany.

　　艾凡：还有时间。所以，如果我们再继续开一小段路，就可以通到往东进入德国的主要高速公路上了。

　　K:Are you sure?

　　凯西：你确定吗？

　　E:As sure as shootin'. Then we head for Bremen, then Hamburg, then Denmark. We'll be in Hamburg by nightfall. We can stay in a motel³ overnight, then continue on to Copenhagen tomorrow. How does lunch tomorrow in Copenhagen sound?

　　艾凡：非常确定。然后我们开往不来梅，接下去是汉堡市，然后进入丹麦。在入夜时，我们会到汉堡市。我们可以在一家汽车旅馆过夜，然后明天再继续出发到哥本哈根。明天中午在哥本哈根用餐，你觉得怎么样呢？

　　K:Fantastic!

　　凯西：太棒了！

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1.fill(…)up with . . 加满……

　　例:We filled the buckets up with water and then benan to wash the floors.

　　(我们把水桶装满水后便开始清洗地板。)

　　2. be lost迷路

　　例:When we drove past the same big old tree for the third time，We realiZed We were lost.

　　(在我们第三次开车经过同一棵高大的老树书寸，我们知道我们迷路厂。)

　　3 .glove compartment

　　(车内前座的)杂物柜(原为放置手套的小空间)

　　compartment 分隔间

　　4. pull over把车子停靠在路边(不及物动词)

　　例:As soon as Brenda heard the ambulance siren，she pulled over to the side of the road.

　　(布伦达一听到救护车的警报声就将车子停靠在路边。)

　　5. Bremen 不来梅(德国西北部的河港都市)

　　6. Hamburg 汉堡市(德国的海港都市)

　　7. Copenhagen .哥本哈根(丹麦的首都)

1 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。

2 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

3 motel   

n.汽车游客旅馆

参考例句：

• Late that night he landed at a motel.那晚他到了一家汽车旅馆。
• The motel manager showed the guests to their room.汽车旅馆经理把旅客领到他们房间。